Member postings for sean logie

John .... I'm far from upset

Sean

Calm down Les ....

If you'd checked my albums you would've seen the switch in all it's glory .... I was on my phone at work when i posted this so i don't have the motor handy to take a photo of make and model ....Anyways for all the times I'll be needing reverse I'm not going to bother faffing about .... but if i change my mind I'll make sure of at LEAST posting some information of the motor and switch ....

Edited By sean logie on 06/12/2016 17:33:15

Wonder if it can be turned on a lathe .

Where are the best price for buying brass round bar up to 25mm ,prices vary so much .

Sean

I've now uploaded photos of the Baty dial gauge .

Sean

Hi Mark ,i believe my fortis does have a banjo,i'll try and find a photo of it .

Sean

Well........ Tool post arrive on Thursday ....wow this thing has plenty of heft to it . Tool post is the piston type AXA 100 series . So i go to mount the thing to discover the T slot base plate is way too big both in girth and width (panic stations ) Oh well in for a penny and that .... out with the grinder (it's all i have at the moment )I can hear the gasps of horror....These ultra slim cutting discs are the best . I used my diamond honing plates to fine tune the final clearance and it worked a treat . The tool holders also need trimming off the bottom ,only about 2mm to enable me to use the HSS i have . Anyways I've ended up with a very good fit on the T slot base plate ,it slides back and forth real nice,did some fairly heavy cuts all seems fine .Also tried to do some parting off ...effortless ...CUFFED to pieces .

I really need to get a milling machine

Sean

I've added a picture of the QC gearbox chart on the Fortis lathe i have . Could some of you kind gents explain it to me . I understand on the bottom of the chart bottom row of figures read thous ,have i at least got that right .

This lathe is suppose to be able to cut 72 metric threads and 48 english threads . Thats a lot of variants in the thread world ,all i want is to cut an M10 1.25 thread .

Much appreciate everyone input since I've joined this forum it's been great . (i can't help that I'm an information chunky )

Sean

Thanks

There are no screws on the back ,i wonder does it screw off ? I should add that the gauge is a back plunger style 

sean

Edited By sean logie on 01/12/2016 19:11:20

I bought myself a metric 0-10 mm dial gauge (nothing fancy) so i thought i'd check my chucks run out and the gauge read ... 0.05 = 1.968504 thou 3 times . Thats not bad is it's. The spindle was less it was between 0.0.2/3 . I'm planning borrowing a small hydraulic ram piston from a mate and use it as a test for my tailstock for trueness to the chuck ,he uses it on his lathe and is very confident on how accurate it is .... How trust worthy would the dial gauge be . I have an old Baty dial gauge in a wooden box ,but it feels like the plunger is going through thick oil . I've tried to take the back off to clean it but i can't figure out how to . Any ideas ....

Sean